We are seriously considering emigrating to SA, but reading through some of the posts in this forum gives me the creeps...

Can anybody give any advice on what it would be like for us to start a Bed & Breakfast in Cape Town (or to buy an existing one)? What I would appreciate is any serious opinions on:

1) Crime.
Is it as bad as it seems on these forums, or is that just because this sounds good in the media?
What would our day look like, security-wise? (Read stories of armed response, gangs on Table Mountain, HIV-rapes, etc...)


2) Bureaucracy/Corruption/Inefficiency etc.
How frustrating is it to deal with the 'necessary' evils in SA?

3) Schools
How is the SA school system? (I went to school there when there was caning, can remember a very oppressive school-regime that still can give me the shivers)

4) Life in general (Cape Town)
How is it actually living in Cape Town? Yes, the views and beaches are great, but what it it like to get about there, go shopping, bring the kids to school etc? Is there anything 'strange' about living in CT that would be worth mentioning?


I would really like to hear your HONEST views. I need to know if we are possibly getting into something that we will regret later on...